Ed Miniat LLC · 8 hours ago
Commercialization Project Manager
South Holland, IL
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$80K/yr - $100K/yr
3+ years expEd Miniat LLC is seeking a Commercialization Project Manager to manage the end-to-end commercialization and product development process. The role involves leading project timelines, ensuring product launches are on-time and in compliance with standards, and driving continuous improvement across commercialization and product development activities.
Food and BeverageFood ProcessingRestaurants
Hiring Manager
Erik Carpenter
Responsibilities
Manages and improves both product development and commercialization processes, overseeing projects from concept through launch
Builds timelines, defines milestones, and manages risks for new products
Owns the commercialization stage of the product lifecycle, including gate requirements, stakeholder deliverables, and launch readiness
Facilitates cross-functional communication and alignment between R&D, Operations, QA, Scheduling, Supply Chain, and Accounting
Responsible for administration, design, and selection of processes and systems to manage commercialization and product lifecycle activities
Conducts post-launch and post-development reviews to capture lessons learned and drive continuous improvement
Oversees new product test runs, plant trials, and first production runs, ensuring consistency, yield targets, and process capability
Monitors early-life production performance (yields, throughput, quality metrics, spec compliance) to ensure stability as products transition from new to active status
Ensures accurate documentation of formulas, procedures, process parameters, and equipment settings
Troubleshoots issues during start-ups and coordinates corrective actions with R&D, Ops, QA, and Engineering
Designs, selects, and administers processes and systems to support commercialization and product lifecycle management
Validates line capacity, throughput rates, and labor requirements for accurate production planning
Evaluates and implements new technologies, equipment, and methods to enhance manufacturability, throughput, cost, and safety
Recommends and drives process changes to improve scaling performance, yield consistency, and product development outcomes
Reviews and approves all commercialization- and development-related costing inputs, including labor standards, yields, material specifications, and processing time assumptions
Collaborates with Finance to ensure costing reflects real plant performance post-launch
Identifies cost-reduction opportunities during scale-up and development
Builds and maintains standardized commercialization and product development documentation
Ensures all SOPs, batch sheets, formulation files, specifications, and start-up documents are complete and current
Develops and delivers new product training for operators, leads, and supervisors
Performs other functions as assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Engineering, Operations Management, Animal Science, or related field
3 – 5 years of food manufacturing experience
Strong understanding of yields, throughput, and process capability
Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
Strong communication skills
Knowledge of GMP and HACCP programs
Spend approximately 50 –70% in the production areas, including in cold environments
Experience leading product development and / or commercialization process
Preferred
PMP certification or equivalent
Meat manufacturing experience
Experience working in a USDA regulated facility
Lean/Six Sigma certification
Bilingual, English/Spanish preferred
Benefits
Medical
Vision
Dental
Discretionary bonus up to 12% (50% personal performance based & 50% company performance)
Profit sharing (which feeds retirement) at a minimum of 3% annually
120 hours PTO in the 1st 12 months
Company
Ed Miniat LLC
Miniat, part of the Miniat Family of Companies, is located in South Holland, IL.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Mark Shaw
CFO
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